UBC VCPE's First Event!

Thats right Sauder our first event is planned and ready to go. We have the pleasure of welcoming GE Commercial Finance's Senior Lender Jeff Roth this Thursday October 23rd from 1pm-2pm @ LASR 102*. This event is FREE and EVERYONE IS WELCOME, bring your friends and come see what UBC VCPE is all about!

* Past Koerner Library if walking from Sauder, on Memorial Rd.

* We are currently trying to reschedule within Henry Angus, check your email or Facebook messages for further updates

Jeff Roth is a Senior lender at GE Enterprise Solutions Group, a branch of GE Commercial Finance. He has spent his entire career in lending, working in Toronto for GE, where he obtained his CFA and BCom. Jeff works closely with Private Equity Investors to support their financial needs.

We are intent on discussing a variety of areas with Jeff, which will bring light to our current economic situation and the future of Private Equity:

Where is the economy right now?
What are the credit markets looking like?
What are the private equity markets looking like?
Where are the loan markets / PE markets going?
What are GE and other financial institutions doing to cope with the current economic crisis?
Where do you think the economy is going?

We are excited to provide some discussion and insight into the world of Private Equity, so those of you who are interested in pursuing a career in the field, are interested in being involved in a discussion on current and future economic conditions, or are Finance majors, this event will be to your advantage especially.

I hope to see all our members and email list sign ups there. We will provide you with membership cards at this event if you have signed up, in order to insure access to future events.

Thank you and see you all Thursday October 23rd at LASR 102!

Unleash your Entrepreneurial mind

Hello Members,

As I indicated in our first email, this is where you can write if you are interested in putting some input into our events. If you are unsure on what events you are looking for, it would be great to know why you are interested in the club in general. Are you an entrepreneur? are you interested in learning more about venture capital or private equity? 

Please click on "comments" below to leave us a note.

Thanks!

Welcome

Dear Members:

The beginning of the year has been slow going and I apologize for this. As a new club we've had to overcome a few hurdles, but now we have a team in place and the go-ahead from the AMS to start organizing an amazing year for all of us.

We have finalized the EXEC TEAM! Contact any of us if you have any issues:

President: adam.kim@ubcvcpe.com
Treasurer: cody.serpa@ubcvcpe.com
External: sophia.tran.vu@ubcvcpe.com
Academic: janis.lai@ubcvcpe.com
Internal: babek.thandi@ubcvcpe.com
Corporate: rob.johansson@ubcvcpe.com
Operations: avery.chu@ubcvcpe.com
Marketing: andrew.duval@ubcvcpe.com
Counsel: rob.foxall@ubcvcpe.com
Consel: tina.zhao@ubcvcpe.com

Now Hiring Execs!!!

The UBC Venture Capital and Private Equity Club is currently looking for enthusiastic students to join the VCPE Executive Council. All executives will have a specific role as described below. All execs will also play a key role in all major decisions and help set the overall direction for the club.

As the club is topical and very specific, we expect it to be a fairly small club with a small executive team. This means a lot of responsibility for execs and a lot of work, but also a lot more influence in shaping the events themselves and a lot more collaboration between the exec team.

In particular, we are looking for those passionate about entrepreneurship and new ventures for the venture capital side or those keenly interested in entering the private equity field.

Please submit a cover letter and resume and details on what position you're applying for to ubcvcpe@gmail.com by Friday August 22nd. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling first come first serve basis so apply as soon as possible. If you are out of the country or unavailable, a phone interview can be arranged.

The positions we are hiring for are:

VP External

• Develop a working relationship with professionals in the private equity and venture capital industry as well as relevant professionals in fields such as accounting, banking, and law.
• Organize break/lunch/dinner sessions for students to ask questions and network. Organize speakers sessions and panel discussions
• Help set the direction and topics for discussion at all UBC VC PE events.

VP Academic:

• Develop relationships with other relevant undergraduate student societies. In the private equity front, this would include the finance club, the accounting club, and possibly some law related clubs. On the venture capital front, this would include engineering student societies and science student societies.
• Help develop relationships with relevant professors and researchers on campus. In particular, help develop a working network between Sauder students and emerging start-ups and spin-offs coming from UBC.
• Help organize workshops and seminars conducted by other student groups, professors and other relevant academic organizations. Topics could include anything from LBO’s to new venture financing to emerging trends in biotechnology.

VP Operations:

• Plan and co-ordinate all events. As this is a small club, many of the events will be in intimate settings (restaurants, bars) so someone familiar with planning off-campus events would be ideal. Some large events could include panel discussions and the AGM.
• Manage the logistics of collecting membership fees. Serve as key contact for those who want to become members. This includes helping to organize recruiting booths and stands and finding creative avenues to market the club.
• Generate and organize major social or fundraising events designed to raise money, either for the club, a charitable cause, or a UBC program. The VP Operations would have considerable autonomy (and assistance) in doing this.

VP Corporate Relations

• Design and create a sponsorship package to market the firm to potential sponsors.
• Design and create an information sheet used to market the club to potential members and to potential guest speakers or workshop leaders.
• Actively seek sponsorship revenue from all available sources. There may also be the possibility of using other avenues (besides sponsorship) to help generate revenue for the club.
• Entrepreneurship skills would be ideal.

VP Marketing

• Design and manufacture of all marketing materials.
• Design and produce the sponsorship package
• Design and maintain the Facebook Group, Blog, and Website.
• This position has significant overlap with VP Corporate Relations and will play a key role in assisting the VP Operations with organizing and co-ordinating major events.

We currently have:
VP Finance: Cody Serpa
VP Internal: Rob Foxall
Special Counsel: Tina Zhao
President Adam Kim

Welcome to the Club!

Hello to all members,

Firstly, we would like to thank you for your membership in the UBC Venture Capital and Private Equity Club.

Secondly, since many of you represent the first inaugural members to this club, we would kindly ask that you send an email indicating your name and student number as soon as possible

We will announce what we need in terms of execs by next Friday and begin recruiting.

Feel free to join the facebook group to show interest. For those serious, we will likely start collecting payment at our first event once it is announced.

Campus wide collaboration

The exec team is currently working hard to secure guest speakers as well as organize events and workshops.

We are also currently looking for interesting collaborative opportunities with the engineering and science faculties, especially in the venture capital space. We are excited to hear back from them!

Suggestions from members would be extremely helpful on ways that commerce can collaborate with them!

More updates to come.

Seeking members!

The UBC VC PE is now officially open to all students. We are seeking members from all faculties and backgrounds. Membership is $10 (you can pay later). To officially become a member and get on the mailing list email your name, student number, and what faculty you're from to ubcvcpe@gmail.com.